Page Editor

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Page Editor

The Page Editor is the main window to design graphical content for the project.

It has its own toolbar:

Menu

Description

Zoom In

Enlarge view in editor.

Zoom Out

Reduce view in editor.

Normal

100% scaled view in editor.

Align Left

Left alignment of multiple selected objects.

Align right

Right alignment of multiple selected objects.

Align Middle

Horizontally centered alignment of multiple selected objects.

Align Top

Top alignment of multiple selected objects.

Align Bottom

Bottom alignment of multiple selected objects.

Align Center

Vertically centered alignment of multiple selected objects.

Level down

Move the selected object one step closer to the background (changes z-order).

Level Up

Move the selected object one step closer to the foreground (changes z-order).

Resize Object Only

When resizing an object, child objects are not resized.

Risize Object And Children

When resizing an object, children are resized too.

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Switch "Snap to object" on / off

Ruler

Shows/hides a horizontal and a vertical ruler.

Grind

Allows configuration of the grid width. Furthermore snap to grid can be enabled and disabled.

Undo List

Shows a list of the last undo steps. Disabled for this version.

Redo List

Shows a list of the possible redo steps. Disabled for this version.

 

Objects can be created by dragging and dropping from the object palette or by using copy & paste from other pages or projects.

 

Objects can be moved by modifying the X and Y position properties or by moving them with the mouse.

Object swim lanes help positioning objects at the correct distances:

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Those can be turned off with the Snap to Object switch in the Page Editor toolbar.

 

Objects can be resized by modifying the Width and Height properties or by using the orange squares in the corners and edges of the object.

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To resize an object and keep the aspect ratio (especially interesting for images), press the Shift key before clicking one of the corner squares or while resizing.

 

Objects can be locked in place to avoid accidental modifications with the mouse while editing other objects.

To lock an object, right-click on the object and select Lock Position and Size -> Lock Object.

 

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If the object is already locked, the menu will show Unlock Object instead.

 

Objects can also be locked / unlocked in the project tree.

 

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